Gas burner



S. E. HENSON July 31, 1934.

GAS BURNER vFiled Feb. 5. 1932 VIII/[III] J 1 7n j III/lll Ik SM1 TH Ejswso/v Patented `luly 3l, 1934 oui-reo sra GAS BURNERV smith E. Henson,

A. P. Petway Oklahoma City;` Okla., assignor of one-third to Carl L.Zeller and one-third to .application February e, 1932, serial No.'5902715` 1 Claim.

This invention relates to gas burners and has for itsV object theproduction of a simple and efficient gasburner which is provided with aplurality of substantially sages extending throug being" provided withl,gas outletsv communicating with thediamond-shaped openings for thepur-= 1 designates the pose of mixing the diamond-shaped air pash theentire body, the body gas with air and facilitating the heating of theburner.

Another objeet`of'this invention is the producbody and face plate, thgas discharge openings air vents.

e body being provided with communicating with these A further object ofthis invention is the production of a simple and efficient inconstruction, and which burner which is cheap may be operated at aminimum cost, as it will operate efficiently on a gas pressure ofapproximately two ounces or more.

vention will appear specification and claim In the drawing:-

Other objects and advantages of the present intliroughout the followingFigure 1 is a front elevation of the gas burner,

a portion thereof being section;

Figure 2 is an end elevation of the gas broken away and shown in burner,

a portion thereof being shown in section;

Figure Figure 4 is a section 3 is a rear elevation of the gas burner;

taken on line 4 4 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 5 is a section upon an enlarged scale taken on line 5-5 of FigureFigure 6 is an enlarged sectional view through a portion of the end wallmounting of Figure '7 is a section ure 4.

of the burner showing the the expansion plug therein; and

taken on line '7-7 rof Fig- By referring to the drawing, it will be seenthat iron or other larged centrally located body which may be formed ofcast suitable material having an encollar formed thereon, and

indicated by the numeral 2, from which projects a nipple 3, the nippleV4, for the The body being internally threaded as at purpose ofreceiving a gas supply pipe. 1 has one side or end wall formed with atransversely extending channel 5 which communicates with a pilot lightpipe 6 for supplying gas to the channel 5, this channel 5 communicatiingwith the outer face 7 of the burner as shown at 7 in Figure 5, andconstituting a pilot light therefor.

The body 1 is provided with a plurality ofclosely arranged substantiallydiamond-shaped openings 8 which extendv transversely through the body 60andere surrounded by walls 9 extending from the rear wall 10 to thefront wall l1 of the body 1, as shown clearly in Figure 4. These walls Qwill.v permit the'gas to freely pass aroundthrough the channels 12formed inthe body between the vari- 55 ous substantially diamond-shapedopenings or air passages 8 and freely circulate through the body, thechannels l2 communicating with the nipple 3 and supply pipe which isadapted to be threaded into the internally threaded nipple 3 shown in 70Figure 2. The gas passes into the hollow body as shown by the arrows inFigure 2, and will then be free to circulate between the variousdiamondshaped openings 8, or the walls 9 thereof, and be y evenlydistributed over the entire body. The walls 9 of the openings 8 are eachprovided with gas discharge openings or oriiices 13 which preferablyextend at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the longitudinal axisof the openings 8, as shown in Figure 7. A dent 14 is formed in eachwall 9 80 directly in advance of the discharge end of the gas opening orpassage-way 13, as shown in Fgure 7, for the purpose of causing thestream of gas passing through the passage-way 13 to be broken up in aspray so as to be caught by the 'V` air passing through the openings 8in the direction as shown by the arrows in Figure 7, and carried to theouter face of the carborundum plate 15.

As shown in Figure 4, the body l is provided with a forwardly extendingouter iange 16 which 90 carries an inner asbestos lining 17, and a flatcarborundum plate 15, previously mentioned, is seated upon the frontwall 11 of the body l and vabuts against the asbestos lining 17, thisasbestoslining 17 constituting an expansion joint to 95 take up theexpansion and contraction of the respective materials from which thebody 1 and the plate 15 are made. The carborundum plate 15 is providedwith registering substantially diamond-shaped openings 18 extendingtrans- 100 versely thereof which diamond-shaped openings 18 are adaptedto register with and form a continuation of the openings 8 formed in thebody 1.

The body is formed of cast iron and in each of its marginal walls 19there is provided a 105t threaded opening 20 within which a threadedplug 21 is positioned, the threaded plug 21 being provided with asquared or other socket 22 to facilitate the threading of the plug intoposition. The plugs are made of steel or any suitable man' terial whichwill permit expansion and contraction of the walls under the action ofheat and cold without cracking the cast iron from which the frame ismade.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that a very simple andefficient as well as cheap burner construction has been provided whichwill constitute an efficient heating means, and it should be understoodthat the burner may be supported in any suitable or desired manner.

By positioning the substantially diamondshaped openings within the bodyof the burner in staggered relation to each other .around the supplynipple 3, the front wall will have an unbroken intermediate portion infront of the nipple which will be struck by the gas entering the bodyand cause the gas to spread and be distributed throughout the interiorof the body. It should be understood that the pilot light 7 may belocated in any suitable or desired position upon the face of the burnerwithout departing from the spirit of the invention and certain otherdetail changes in the mechanical construction may be employed also.

In carrying out this invention, it should be understood that the gaswill pass in and through the body in the direction as indicated by thearrows in Figure 2, and upon striking the unbroken central portion ofthe front wall in front of the inlet be circulated around and betweenthe various openings 8 and then discharged out through the gas dischargepassageways or openings 13 into the passages 8 where it will bethoroughly mixed with air passing through the registering passages oropenings 8 and 18 and carried toward the front of the carborundum platel5 Where the gas will be ignited and burn in the usual way.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A gas burner comprising a hollow body of cast iron constituting a gasreservoir and having front and rear walls and marginal walls, aplurality of conduits extending through said body and opening throughthe rear wall and front Wall thereof, said conduits having opposed sidewalls integrally united to the front and rear walls of the body, thewalls of said conduits being each formed adjacent its front end with agas discharge opening extending forwardly at an incline into the conduitand terminating in spaced relation to the front end of the conduit, thewalls of said conduits being each also formed with an indentationlocated in front of and spaced forwardly from a discharge opening forbreaking up streams of gas into a spray when discharged into theConduit, steel plugs screwed into threaded openings formed throughmarginal walls of said body, and a pilot burner associated with saidbody.

SMITH E. HENSON.

